Cryptic crossword No 3,443

Thanks Podger, I liked this a lot. Didn’t get the theme and annoyingly had to reveal 3d but everything else very smooth and sparkly. My faves: 8a, 9a, 11a, 12a, 2d, 5d, f 17d (COTD). You’ve come a long way in a little time! One eyebrow hair twitched with…